Chinese Underground Church

Chinese oppression ‘worse than US reported

05/08/2020 at 10:33 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
'Christians want international community to pay attention to China's religious and human rights situation UCA News reporter, China, May 5, 2020 Chinese Christians have welcomed a damning US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report but said religious oppression in China... read more

China, churches to remain closed throughout May, all Marian pilgrimages canceled

04/28/2020 at 8:34 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Zhen Li, AisiaNew.it, April 28, 2020 The Patriotic Association and the Council of Chinese Bishops give the order to "suspend" the reopening of the churches; "Suspend" all pilgrimage activities; "Postpone" the reopening of schools in religious institutes and seminaries. To combat the... read more
Traditional Chinese funeral

China bans Christian funerals as new rules take effect

02/04/2020 at 9:55 AM By Kevin Edward White
Regulations aim to end bad customs and establish scientific, civilized and economical funerals By UCA News reporter, February 3, 2020 Christian funerals have been banned in some areas of China as the communist government begins to enforce a set of repressive regulations on religious... read more

Mindong’s Msgr. Guo evicted from the curia: he will sleep on the street. Several priests and elderly also made homeless (Video)

01/16/2020 at 7:59 PM By Kevin Edward White
by Bernardo Cervellera, Aisia News, January 16, 2020 At least five parishes have been closed, with electricity and water supplies cut off. These include Fuan, Saiqi and Suanfeng. "Fire safety" measures given as a justification, an excuse for persecution. Some priests have been kicked out. A... read more

Report: ‘Intense’ spike in Christian persecution after China’s secret deal with Vatican

01/12/2020 at 3:44 PM By Kevin Edward White
New Telegraph, January 12, 2020 Chinese authorities subjected Catholic believers in China to increased persecution by demolishing churches, removing crosses, and continuing to detain underground clergy.’ Religious persecution in China has increased rapidly over the past year, according to... read more

New administrative measures for religious groups: total submission to the Chinese Communist Party ​

01/06/2020 at 10:21 AM By Kevin Edward White
The new measures will be implemented starting from February 1, 2020. Activities, rallies, programs of religious communities must have the approval of the Religious Affairs Office. Religious organizations must "spread the principles and policies of the Chinese Communist Party" by educating... read more
Cardinal Zen

Cardinal Zen: ‘Parolin is manipulating the Holy Father’ on China deal

12/05/2019 at 7:38 AM By Kevin Edward White
Catholic News Agency, December 4, 2019 Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Kong, has renewed his criticism of the Vatican-China deal, warning that he thinks Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin is exercising undue influence in advising Pope Francis. “Now I’m sorry to... read more
Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin

Faithful Chinese bishop on the run from communists highlights Vatican/China deal disaster

12/02/2019 at 3:40 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Steven Mosher, LifeSite News, November 29, 2019 Bishop Vincent Guo was supposed to be the poster child of a successful rapprochement between the Vatican and China, as well as a sign that the longstanding rift between the Underground Catholic church and its state-run counterpart had been... read more
Msgr. Vincenzo Guo Xijin

Mindong, Msgr. Guo Xijin hounded by police to submit to the “independent Church”

11/14/2019 at 10:58 AM By Kevin Edward White
by Bernardo Cervellera, AsiaNews.it, November 13, 2019 For five days he has been under the supervision of public security personnel, under pressure. The Party wants to force him to attend a meeting of the "independent" clergy of Fujian. A member of Mindong: Pray for him, because he is very... read more

Chinese Catholics barricade themselves in church to prevent demolition

11/04/2019 at 10:01 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
Beijing, China, Nov 1, 2019 / 09:07 am (CNA).- Priests and parishioners have barricaded themselves in a Catholic church in the Chinese province of Hebei. According to reports, the Catholics are attempting to prevent the Chinese government from tearing down the Church. The protest began at 6am... read more

Chinese Totalitarianism and Catholic Witness

09/29/2019 at 11:34 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Thomas Farr, September 21, 2019 “The current assault on religion in China under President Xi Jinping is the most comprehensive attempt to manipulate and control religious communities since the Cultural Revolution.” Or so I argued in congressional testimony [1] last fall. Part of Xi’s... read more

Chinese state intensifies control over ‘official’ religions

09/12/2019 at 10:48 AM By Kevin Edward White

Catholics in fear as Chinese authorities ban religious education

08/07/2019 at 10:30 AM By Kevin Edward White
(Credit: Thomas Peter,/Reuters via CNS.)

Vatican issues guidelines on clergy registration in Communist China

06/28/2019 at 12:18 PM By Kevin Edward White
Protesters gather again to rally outside the Legislative Council government offices against a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong, June 17, 2019. Credit: Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images.

Hong Kong extradition bill could further endanger Christians, advocates say

06/19/2019 at 9:41 AM By Kevin Edward White

Handan, Shen Liu church demolition begins. The destruction of 23 more churches is scheduled

05/08/2019 at 1:12 PM By Kevin Edward White

Fengxiang, 200 faithful in standoff with 600 policemen who want to destroy the Marian shrine of Mujiaping

04/11/2019 at 9:52 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Reading the Data and Preparing for Exile

03/20/2019 at 9:19 AM By Kevin Edward White

Chinese Official Vows to Eliminate Christianity in China

03/18/2019 at 3:59 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Pope Francis’s Socialist Agenda

03/15/2019 at 5:06 PM By Mary Anne Hackett